"The Biggest Dump in English Football"

Another Tranmere awayday yesterday - I went with Matt Holsgrove to delightful Gillingham which was recently voted by The Observer readers as the worst football ground in the country.

It actually doesn't look too bad from the above photo, but bear in mind I took it from the uncovered away end which is a temporary stand (although as there are no plans to replace it, it seems quite permanent) piled on top of a large amount of scaffolding... A welcoming sign at the Away Fans entrance stated: "No tools, knives, bottles or wrenches allowed." They obviously forgot to add "pool cues" to that list.

The game was fairly awful (rather than horrendously awful) and we found the verbal exchanges between a section of Tranmere supporters just below us and Gillingham fans just above us far more diverting than the game itself.

Final score: Gillingham 1 Tranmere 1
(which was at least an improvement on Matt's prediction after the first 10 minutes that "this game has got 0-0 written all over it.")

Dave